Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, volume 30 issue 2 (june 2011) : 147 - 149

KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF DAIRY FARMERS REGARDING RECOMMENDED BUFFALO MANAGEMENT PRACTICES*

G.S.Aulakh1, J.S. Yadav2, Rajbir Singh3
1Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut - 250 001, India
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Cite article:- G.S.Aulakh1, Yadav2 J.S., Singh3 Rajbir (2024). KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF DAIRY FARMERS REGARDING RECOMMENDED BUFFALO MANAGEMENT PRACTICES*. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. 30(2): 147 - 149. doi: .
The knowledge level of dairy farmers about recommended management practices in four major areas of dairy farming such as breeding, feeding, general management and health care practices were studied in three districts of Punjab. The total 180 respondents having different range of buffaloes were selected from six villages. The overall analyses revealed that majority (66.67%) of the dairy farmers have medium level of knowledge, followed by high and low as 22.78 and 10.56 per cent respectively.
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